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Association  Membership 
and  Church  Work 

By  Bertha  Conde 


National  Board 

of  the  Young  Women's  Christian  Associations 

600  Lexington  Avenue,  New  York  City 

1916 


Association  Membership  and 
Church  Work 


By  Bertha  Conde 

Each  one  of  us  who  faces  facts,  as  a Christian  student, 
knows  that  the  Church  of  Jesus  Christ  is  the  Mother  of  our 
spiritual  life.  Through  it  has  been  passed  on  through  the 
hands  of  a succession  of  Christians  back  from  the  time  of 
Christ,  all  that  has  kept  alive  our  thought  of  God.  It  has 
taught  us  how  to  praise  God  in  worship,  it  gave  us  our  Bible, 
it  raised  up  those  who  preached  and  taught.  The  beautiful 
buildings  it  has  erected  as  the  expression  of  its  devotion  and 
aspirations  have  become  the  sacred  places  where  through 
centuries  the  children  of  believers  have  been  baptized  into  the 
fellowship  of  God’s  children.  Within  its  fellowship  we  renew 
our  spiritual  strength,  and  pledge  fealty  to  our  Redeemer 
through  the  Holy  Communion.  Through  its  organized  life 
and  through  what  we  do  because  of  its  inspiration,  we  share 
in  the  task  of  bringing  in  Christ’s  Kingdom  at  home  and  in 
the  uttermost  places. 

The  Church  has  inspired  much  Christian  work  that  it  does 
not  directly  administer.  The  Young  Women’s  Christian  As- 
sociation is  in  this  class.  In  the  college  community  it  is  a 
purely  voluntary  organization  of  Christian  students  for 
spiritual  growth  and  fellowship  in  prayer  and  study,  an  or- 
ganization in  which  all  students  may  find  help  in  applying 
the  teaching  of  Jesus  Christ  to  the  experiences  of  college  life. 
It  enables  students  of  all  branches  of  the  Christian  Church 
to  unite,  and  on  the  campus  to  rally  around  a common  purpose 
and  do  in  the  college  community  what  no  one  branch  of  the 


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Church  could  do  alone.  Just  because  this  is  true,  however, 
the  student  Association  needs  to  think  of  the  ways  in  which 
it  can  be  a stepping  stone  to  the  Church  and  of  the  ways  in 
which  it  can  find  reinforcement  from  the  Church,  for  its 
work  among  students. 

This  has  not  always  been  an  easy  task.  There  are  so  many 
branches  of  the  Christian  Church  in  the  United  States,  with 
varied  forms  of  worship  and  government,  and  so  many  dif- 
ferent kinds  of  colleges  and  universities,  that  it  has  been 
slow  work  helpfully  to  relate  so  large  an  organization  as  our 
national  student  movement*  with  the  various  churches.  There 
are,  however,  certain  methods  that  have  been  tested  and 
found  to  work,  when  they  are  honestly  applied,  and  these  are 
now  suggested  as  a working  program  for  the  national  move- 
ment and  for  each  student  Association.  In  order  that  the 
various  church  boards  and  the  student  Associations  may 
both  see  in  how  many  ways  we  may  and  do  work  together,  the 
following  points  are  to  be  noted. 

Relation  Between  the  National  Student  Movement  and 
the  Church 

(1)  Through  Summer  Conferences.  For  eight  years  the 
student  department  of  the  Young  Women’s  Christian  Asso- 
ciation has  invited  the  various  Home  and  Foreign  Missionary 
Boards  to  send  official  representatives  to  each  student  con- 
ference. They  are  exempt  from  registration  fees,  and  are 
regular  members  of  the  conference.  They  are  introduced  to 
the  conference  at  the  first  public  meeting,  and  early  in  the 
conference,  generally  on  the  first  Sunday  afternoon,  hold 
meetings  with  the  assistance  of  the  girls  of  the  different 
denominations,  at  which  time  the  work  of  the  church  at  home 


*The  student  department  in  the  National  Young  Women’s  Christian  Asso- 
ciation, which  affiliates  student,  city  and  county  Associations.^  In 
generai  use  this  term  covers  the  student  department  in  the  Young 
Men’s  Christian  Association  as  well,  together  with  the  Student  Volun- 
teer Movement. 


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and  abroad  is  presented  and  literature  is  given  out.  The 
Board  members  have  the  opportunity  during  the  rest  of  the 
conference  to  become  further  acquainted  with  their  students 
and  to  enlist  them  in  loyalty  to  their  home  church.  The  con- 
ference program  also  has  included  a regular  study  class  on 
Church  Life,  and  an  address  on  the  missionary  work  given 
to  the  entire  conference,  while  from  five  to  eight  mission 
study  classes  are  conducted  daily  in  every  conference. 

(2)  Voluntary  Study.*  National  student  leaders  have  been 
working  for  more  than  four  years  on  a joint  committee  of 
representatives  of  the  Young  Men’s  Christian  Association,  the 
Young  Women’s  Christian  Association  and  the  Sunday  School 
Council  of  Evangelical  Denominations,  representing  nineteen 
denominations,  to  prepare  a four  years’  course  of  study  to 
include  Bible,  Foreign  Missions  and  North  American  prob- 
lems. These  courses  are  being  taught  in  student  Sunday 
school  classes  as  well  as  on  the  campus.  In  this  way  many 
more  hundreds  of  students  have  become  interested  Sunday 
school  attendants,  and  by  being  in  church  Bible  classes  have 
become  identified  with  the  life  of  local  churches. 

(3)  Student  Volunteer  Movement.  Through  an  organic 
relation  with  this  movement  the  Student  Young  Women’s 
Christian  Association  promotes  missionary  interest  among 
students  by  enlisting  them  in  study  classes  and  recruiting 
women  missionaries  for  the  various  church . Boards.  Life 
work  meetings  are  held  at  the  summer  conferences,  and  an 
expert  in  matters  of  missionary  preparation  leads  discussions 
with  the  delegates  who  are  Student  Volunteers.  The  best 
missionary  books  are  also  made  available. 

(4)  Alumnae  Work.  The  Student  Committee  of  the  Na- 
tional Board  of  Young  Women’s  Christian  Associations  se- 
cures each  year  a registration  of  college  seniors  for  the  pur- 

* See  pamphlet,  “The  Bible  Study  Committee  and  The  Voluntary  Study 
Plan,”  listed  on  back  cover. 

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pose  of  relating  them  to  various  forms  of  social  and  religious 
activities.  The  names  of  the  students  who  desire  to  become 
volunteer  workers  in  churches,  e.  g.,  Sunday  school  workers, 
leaders  in  Young  People’s  Societies  or  workers  under  mis- 
sionary societies  are  sent  to  the  various  ministers  and  church 
Board  secretaries.  In  this  way  many  girls  who  are  going 
as  teachers  or  in  other  capacities  to  towns  new  to  them,  are 
related  at  once  to  church  work. 

(5)  Eight  Week  Clubs.*  Students  who  desire  to  render 
Christian  social  service  during  the  summer  in  small  towns  or 
in  the  country  are  enlisted  as  Eight  Week  Club  leaders.  In 
this  way  Bible  study  and  community  social  work  are  pro- 
moted as  a reinforcement  to  the  work  of  the  rural  churches, 
and  leadership  is  developed  for  them. 

(6)  Conferences  with  Church  Board  Officials.  Much  time 
has  been  given  for  council  with  church  officials  about  our 
relationship  as  a national  student  movement  to  the  church 
organizations.  Real  progress  has  been  made  in  defining  prin- 
ciples, especially  in  the  case  of  the  State  university  pastors 
at  work,  as  well  as  with  secretaries  of  the  Young  Men’s 
Christian  Association.  A notable  conference  on  State  uni- 
versity work  was  held  in  Cleveland  on  March  19,  1915.  It 
included  delegates  from  the  Council  of  Church  Boards  of 
Education,  the  conference  of  Church  Workers  in  State 
Universities,  the  Student  Young  Men’s  Christian  Association 
and  the  Student  Young  Women’s  Christian  Association. 
After  a full  discussion  of  the  subject  of  how  best  to  work 
together  for  students,  the  following  suggestions  were  agreed 
upon : 

(1)  It  is  the  sense  of  this  conference  that  a close  unification  of  the 
Christian  forces  in  the  State  universities  is  desirable  and  necessary. 

(2)  We  recognize  that  the  church  and  all  church  agencies,  local  and 


* See  pamphlet,  “How  to  Promote  Eight  Week  Clubs  in  the  Colleges,” 
listed  on  last  cover. 


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national,  should  have  direct  access  to  the  State  university  field.  All  such 
activities  should  be  related  as  closely  as  practicable  to  the  churches  in 
the  university  communities. 

(3)  We  recognize  that  the  Christian  student  movements  have  a dis- 
tinctive and  providential,  place  and  .mission  in  the  State  universities,  as 
voluntary  interdenominational  agencies,  and  that  their  individuality  and 
autonomy  should  be  maintained. 

(4)  On  the  supervisory  or  advisory  bodies  of  the  Associations,  both 

local  and  national,  should  be,  so  far  as  is  consistent  with  efficiency,  repre- 
sentatives of  the  various  Christian  communions,  which  representative  shall 
be  nominated  by  the  Association’s  supervisory  or  advisory  body  concerned, 
approved  by  the  proper  ecclesiastical  authority  of  the  Christian  com- 
munions concerned,  and,  in  the  case  of  local  Associations,  elected  by  the 
Association.  It  is  understood  that  in  the  case  of  the  Young  Women’s 
Christian  Association,  their  supervisory  or  advisory  bodies  will  be  com- 
posed of  women.  It  is  also  understood  that  persons  elected  to  these 

supervisory  or  advisory  bodies  shall  have  qualifications  which  agree  with 
the  membership  requirements  of  the  Association  movements. 

(5)  We  recognize  that  the  desired  unification  of  the  Christian  forces, 
both  denominational  and  interdenominational,  involves  an  identification 
of  interests;  regular,  thorough  and  timely  consultation  on  the  part  of  the 
leaders  of  these  forces;  mutual  consent  as  to  such  policies  and  methods 
adopted  as  are  of  common  concern;  and  whole-hearted  and  prayerful 
co-operation  in  carrying  out  plans. 

(6)  Undergraduate  initiative  and  control  should  be  safeguarded,  both 
in  denominational  and  interdenominational  work. 

(7)  We  suggest  that  during  the  coming  year  the  leaders  of  the  Christian 
forces  in  different  State  university  communities  take  such  steps  as  seem 
best  to  them  to  give  effect  to  the  foregoing  principles  and  recommenda- 
tions, through  some  such  plan  as  that  of  local  federal  committees.  A 
similar  procedure  should  be  followed  by  the  national  leaders  of  the  de- 
nominational and  interdenominational  agencies. 

(8)  We  recommend  that  this  Conference  appoint  a Committee  of  Refer- 
ence for  the  coming  year  which  shall  meet  at  least  twice  during  the 
year  and  appoint,  if  necessary,  a sub-committee  for  the  purpose  of  study- 
ing the  various  problems  involved,  and  that  it  shall  be  authorized  to  call 
another  Conference  at  approximately  this  time  a year  hence.  This  Com- 
mittee of  Reference  regarding  work  in  the  State  universities  shall  be 
composed  of  the  present  Committee  of  Findings. 

(9)  It  is  understood  that  these  findings  be  reported  to  the  authorita- 
tive committees  of  the  four  agencies  represented  at  this  Conference  for 
their  consideration  and  suggestion. 

On  March  15,  1915,  another  conference  was  held  in  New 
York  to  discuss  the  relationships  of  the  Student  Christian 
Associations  with  the  Foreign  Mission  Boards  of  the  churches 
and  the  Foreign  Departments  of  the  Young  Men’s  Christian 
Association  and  the  Young  Women’s  Christian  Association. 
At  that  time  the  following  suggestions  were  also  agreed  upon : 


General  Relationships.  We  recognize  as  a fundamental  principle  that 

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the  interests  of  the  denominational  Boards  and  the  interdenominational 
agencies  represented  in  the  Conference  are  identical.  This  principle 
should  underly  and  govern  all  adjustments  growing  out  of  questions  of 
relationship.  While  the  denominational  Boards  are  charged  with  the 
fundamental  task  of  establishing  the  Church  of  Christ  in  its  manifold 
operations  in  the  non-Christian  world,  the  interdenominational  agencies 
at  work  on  the  foreign  mission  field  have  come  into  being  at  the  request 
of  missionaries  of  different  denominations  to  meet  a great  and  growing 
need.  Since  these  agencies  are  related  to  no  one  denomination,  they  are 
obliged  to  draw  their  workers  and  support  from  the  church  at  large,  as 
represented  by  the  several  denominations. 

In  harmony  with  these  reports  the  Student  Committee  of 
the  National  Board  has  been  seeking  ways  of  applying  these 
principles  to  the  work  of  the  local  Associations.  The  follow- 
ing methods  have  been  compiled  from  the  work  of  various 
Associations.  Not  all  of  these  methods  have  been  used  by 
any  one  Association,  but  they  set  forth  the  standard  toward 
which  we  are  growing. 


Relation  of  the  Local  Association  Cabinet  to  the  Churches 

(1)  In  the  autumn,  the  general  secretary,  the  chairman  of 
the  Advisory  Committee  and  the  Cabinet  should  invite  the 
ministers  of  the  various  Christian  churches  to  meet  with 
them.  At  this  time,  the  chairmen  of  the  committees  should 
outline  the  plans  of  the  Association,  including  the  Voluntary 
Study  plans,  and  receive  suggestions  from  the  ministers  about 
ways  in  which  the  Association  can  be  of  special  help  to  them. 

(2)  One  way  of  promoting  church  attendance  is  not  to 
schedule  Association  meetings  at  the  time  of  regular  church 
services. 

(3)  In  the  Association  hand-book  that  is  sent  out  to  incom- 
ing Freshmen  during  the  summer,  a list  of  the  churches  in  the 
college  town  with  names  and  addresses  of  the  ministers  and 
hours  of  services  should  be  printed. 

(4)  In  State  universities  where  there  are  university 
pastors,  a local  council  of  church  and  Christian  Association 


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workers  has  been  found  useful,  meeting  at  least  three  times 
during  the  academic  year.  The  general  secretary  of  the 
Association  and  the  president  should  bear  close  relation  to 
this  council.  The  Association  secretary  should  also  keep  in 
touch  with  the  ministerial  union  of  the  community. 

(5)  In  planning  for  the  observance  of  special  days,  such 
as  the  Day  of  Prayer  for  students,  conference  should  be  held 
with  the  local  ministers  so  that  there  can  be  unity  in  the 
emphasis.  Plans  for  special  lectures  by  outside  speakers 
should  also  be  talked  over  with  the  ministers. 

(6)  In  all  important  events  such  as  a series  of  special 
religious  meetings  or  a course  of  lectures  on  Christian  funda- 
mentals, there  should  be  joint  planning  between  the  Asso- 
ciation and  the  ministers,  with  the  assignment  of  special 
duties.  Plans  should  be  made  for  the  relating  of  recently 
interested  students  to  the  various  churches,  so  that  spiritual 
light  and  purpose  may  focus  in  the  public  confession  of  Christ 
through  church  membership. 

(7)  The  Association  Cabinet  should  bear  in  mind  the  in- 
terdenominational character  of  the  Association  and  the  need 
for  varied  forms  of  religious  expression  if  different  groups 
of  students  are  to  be  helped  spiritually.*  Different  denom- 
inations will  have  special  contributions  to  offer.  For  example, 
it  would  be  well  to  have  a part  of  some  meetings  devoted  to 
intercession  in  a “Fellowship  of  Silence,”  or  to  united  public 
prayer  through  some  of  the  ancient  prayers  of  the  church  and 
a service  of  praise,  as  well  as  arranging  for  special  speakers 
or  open  religious  discussions. 

(8)  Because  of  the  importance  of  these  relationships,  it  is 
essential  that  a group  of  Association  members  representing 
various  denominations  should,  under  the  guidance  of  the 


* See  pamphlet,  “Association  Meetings,”  listed  on  #last  cover. 


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membership  committee,  help  in  the  development  of  the  work. 
They  should  co-operate  with  the  Voluntary  Study  executive 
group*  and  thereby  assist  in  relating  the  work  of  the  Bible, 
mission  and  social  study  and  service  done  in  connection  with 
the  churches. 

Suggested  Program  for  the  Church  Relations  Group  of  the 
Membership  Committee 

(1)  Begin  on  the  first  Sunday  in  the  year  to  promote 
church  attendance.  If  the  churches  have  the  system  of  the 
“affiliated  student  membership,”  (by  which  students  become 
members  of  the  churches  in  the  college  towns  for  the  four 
years),  announce  the  plan  at  the  first  meeting  of  the  Asso- 
ciation. It  is  a beautiful  custom  for  the  upper  class  members 
to  take  the  freshmen  to  church  on  the  first  Sunday  of  the 
college  year. 

(2)  Prepare  a bulletin  of  church  services  to  hang  in  the 
Association  rooms  with  notice  of  special  events. 

(3)  Invite  the  ministers  and  their  wives  to  the  opening 
reception  to  the  freshmen. 

(4)  Help  in  planning  for  denominational  social  events 
early  in  the  year  so  that  ministers  and  church  leaders  may 
meet  their  students. 

(5)  Plan  for  a large  Association  meeting  when  the  priv- 
ilege and  meaning  of  church  membership  is  presented  to  the 
students  by  some  minister.  It  would  be  helpful  if  he  should 
also  explain  the  meaning  of  Baptism,  and  the  Holy  Com- 
munion. 

(6)  Sometime  during  the  year  plan  for  a series  of  de- 

* See  pamphlet,  “The  Bible  Study  Committee  and  the  Voluntary  Study 
Plan,’*  listed  on  last  cover. 


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nominational  Round  Tables,  at  which  time  students  may  have 
the  chance  to  quiz  their  minister  about  the  teachings  of  their 
church  and  its  work  in  the  world. 

(7)  Arrange  for  an  office  hour  for  the  various  ministers 
when  students  may  talk  over  their  religious  problems  with 
them. 

(8)  Collect  for  the  Association  a shelf  of  books  on  the 
Church,  and  catalogue  them  for  reference.  A carefully 
selected  list  of  denominational  leaflets  should  also  be  included. 
As  far  as  possible,  have  the  leading  church  magazines  made 
available  to  the  students. 

(9)  Help  the  ministers  in  finding  some  student  leaders  for 
church  committees.  There  are  comparatively  few  places  for 
committee  responsibility  in  the  Association  in  proportion  to 
the  membership,  and  very  often  the  church  committees  furnish 
new  avenues  for  student  leadership  if  the  rule  is  followed  of 
having  no  girl  serve  as  chairman  of  two  committees. 

(10)  If  there  az’e  foreign  students  from  non-Christian 
lands,  see  to  it  that  they  come  to  know  the  local  ministers 
and  are  introduced  to  church  life. 

(11)  If  a representative  of  a Foreign  Mission  Board 
visits  the  college,  the  committee  can  often  help  in  bringing 
together  the  girls  of  that  denomination  to  meet  her. 

(12)  Plan  with  the  ministers  for  a certain  time  during  the 
year  when  there  shall  be  special  emphasis  on  church  mem- 
bership in  the  Association.  Work  with  them  in  enlisting 
associate  members  in  confirmation  or  pre-communion  classes, 
or  in  arranging  for  personal  conferences  with  non-church 
members.  Very  often  the  Lenten  season  is  the  best  time  to 
do  this  work. 

(13)  Have  a meeting  for  out-going  seniors  in  the  spring 

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to  enlist  them  in  church  work  after  leaving  college.  Have 
reports  from  recent  graduates  of  ways  in  which  they  have 
found  a chance  to  serve  their  church  since  graduation. 

Relation  of  Voluntary  Study  Executive  Group  to  Churches 

(1)  Study  the  leaflet  on  the  plan  for  Voluntary  Study 
classes.*  In  consultation  with  the  ministers,  plan  for  training 
classes  for  Bible  study  leaders  to  teach  Voluntary  Study 
courses  in  church  and  on  the  campus. 

(2)  Plan  with  the  ministers  and  the  Sunday  school  super- 
intendent for  the  student  courses  for  classes  and  for  checking 
up  attendance.  Try  to  secure  a large  number  of  possible 
Bible  study  leaders  as  delegates  to  the  summer  conference  for 
further  training  in  class  leadership. 

Relation  of  Missionary  Committee**  to  the  Church 

(1)  Plan  for  a series  of  missionary  meetings  when  the 
varied  types  of  service  open  to  women  on  the  foreign  field 
can  be  presented. 

(2)  Through  the  list  of  needs  published  by  the  Student 
Volunteer  Movement  keep  informed  concerning  the  women 
who  are  needed  by  the  church  Boards  for  foreign  and  home 
mission  service.  A well  defined  plan  for  presenting  mission- 
ary service  as  a life  work  should  be  thought  out,  in  order 
that  more  recruits  may  be  secured  to  meet  the  ever  increasing 
needs  of  the  church  boards. 

(3)  Work  with  the  social  service  committee  for  the  second 


*See  pamphlet  in  this  series,  “'Bible  Study  Committee  and  \ oluntary 
Study  Plan,”  listed  on  last  cover. 

**See  pamphlet  in  this  series,  “World  Fellowship,”  listed  on  last 
cover. 

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semester  canvass  for  mission  and  social  study.  After  all  pos- 
sible students  have  been  enrolled  try  to  interest  others  in 
reading  missionary  books  and  joining  reading  circles. 

(4)  Wherever  opportunity  offers,  members  of  the  mis- 
sionary committee  should  co-operate  in  the  program  of  the 
missionary  societies  of  the  churches. 


Relation  of  Each  Association  Member  to  the  Church 

No  member  can  afford  to  relax  her  habit  of  regular  church 
attendance  during  college  days.  Nothing  keeps  the  spiritual 
life  so  normal  and  steady  as  constant  fellowship  with  other 
Christians  in  the  community  church.  Here  human  interests 
are  rounded  out  through  worshipping  with  older  people, 
mothers  and  little  children,  as  is  not  possible  in  the  more  in- 
tense life  of  the  campus.  The  regular  church  services  and 
the  observance  of  the  Communion  help  in  keeping  the  life 
focussed  on  the  central  fact  of  our  Christian  faith, — the  re- 
demptive work  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  on  whom  the  Church 
is  founded. 

Each  loyal  member  needs  to  study  the  work  of  her  church 
and  the  responsibilities  entrusted  to  it  for  the  bringing  in  of 
the  Kingdom  of  God.  She  should  be  familiar  with  her  own 
church  magazines  and  the  important  facts  of  progress. 

The  loyalty  of  a student  to  her  church  should  not  depend 
upon  whether  she  enjoys  all  of  its  services,  but  on  what  the 
Church  stands  for  as  representing  the  Kingdom  of  Christ  on 
earth.  If  she  will  but  remember  that  Jesus  Christ  estab- 
lished the  Church  as  his  Body,  it  will  be  easy  to  give  to  it  her 
service,  her  leadership  and  her  sympathy. 

The  relation  of  the  Association  member  to  the  Church 
should  also  be  one  of  prayer.  The  duty  of  intercession  for 
the  work  of  the  Church  faces  everyone  of  us  who  has  received 
help  in  our  spiritual  life.  The  minister  cannot  do  his  best 


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work  unless  he  is  reinforced  by  the  prayer  of  every  member 
of  the  church,  that  Christ’s  Kingdom  may  come. 

DIRECTORY 

Officers  and  Members  of  the  Church  Boards  of  Education 

Board  of  Education  of  the  American  Christian  Convention. 
The  Rev.  William  G.  Sargent,  Secretary,  11  Rutland 
Street,  Providence,  R.  I. 

Board  of  Education  of  the  Northern  Baptist  Convention. 
The  Rev.  Frank  W.  Padelford,  D.D.,  Secretary,  710 
Ford  Building,  Boston,  Mass. 

Professor  Ernest  D.  Burton,  D.D.,  Chairman,  Uni- 
versity of  Chicago,  Chicago,  Illinois. 

Congregational  Education  Society,  14  Beacon  Street,  Bos- 
ton, Mass. 

The  Rev.  Frank  M.  Sheldon,  Secretary. 

The  Rev.  Edward  S.  Tead,  Secretary. 

Board  of  Education  of  the  Disciples  of  Christ. 

President  Richard  H.  Crossfield,  Ph.D.,  President  and 
Secretary,  Transylvania  College,  Lexington,  Ky. 
President  Minor  Lee  Bates,  LL.D.,  Hiram  College, 
Hiram,  Ohio. 

Board  of  Education  of  the  Five  Years’  Meeting  of  the 
Friends  Church. 

President  Robert  L.  Kelly,  LL.D.,  President,  Earlham 
College,  Richmond,  Ind. 

President  David  M.  Edwards,  Ph.D.,  Penn  College, 
Oskaloosa,  la. 

Board  of  Education  of  the  Evangelical  Lutheran  Church, 
General  Council. 

The  Rev.  A.  Steimle,  Corresponding  Secretary,  415  S. 
44th  St.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


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President  John  A.  W.  Haas,  LL.D.,  Muhlenberg  Col- 
lege, Allentown,  Penn. 

Board  of  Education  of  the  Evangelical  Lutheran  Church, 
United  Synod,  South. 

The  Rev.  William  Hoppe,  D.D.,  President,  263  Bolton 
St.,  Savannah,  Georgia. 

Board  of  Education  of  the  Evangelical  Lutheran  Church, 
General  Synod. 

The  Rev.  Frederick  G.  Gotwald,  D.D.,  Secretary,  218 
E.  Market  St.,  York,  Pa. 

President  Harvey  D.  Hoover,  Ph.D.,  Carthage  College, 
Carthage,  Illinois. 

Board  of  Education  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church, 
150  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City. 

The  Rev.  Thomas  Nicholson,  LL.D.,  Secretary. 
President  Joseph  R.  Harker,  Illinois  Woman’s  College, 
Jacksonville,  Illinois. 

Board  of  Education  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church, 
South  810  Broadway,  Nashville,  Tenn. 

The  Rev.  Stonewall  Anderson,  D.D.,  Secretary. 

Board  of  Education  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  in  the 
United  States,  122  S.  Fourth  Avenue,  Louisville,  Ky. 

The  Rev.  Henry  H.  Sweets,  D.D.,  Secretary. 

Board  of  Education  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  in  the 
U.  S.  A.,  511  Witherspoon  Building,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

The  Rev.  Joseph  W.  Cochran,  D.D.,  Secretary. 

The  Rev.  Richard  C.  Hughes,  D.D.,  Secretary  for  Uni- 
versity Work,  Madison,  Wis. 

College  Board  of  Presbyterian  Church,  U.  S.  A.,  156  Fifth 
Ave.,  New  York  City. 

President  John  H.  MacCracken,  Ph.D.,  President. 

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The  Rev.  Calvin  H.  French,  D.D.,  Associate  Secretary. 
The  Rev.  James  E.  Clarke,  D.D.,  Associate  Secretary, 
Presbyterian  Building,  Nashville,  Tenn. 

Board  of  Education  of  United  Presbyterian  Church,  310 
Searles  Building,  Monmouth,  111. 

Mr.  Ralph  D.  Kyle,  Secretary. 

Mr.  Hugh  R.  Moffet,  Monmouth,  Illinois. 

General  Board  of  Religious  Education  of  the  Protestant 
Episcopal  Church,  281  Fourth  Avenue,  New  York  City. 
The  Rev.  William  E.  Gardner,  Secretary. 

The  Rev.  Stanley  S.  Kilbourne,  Director  Department  of 
Collegiate  Education. 

Board  of  Education  of  the  Reformed  Church  in  America,  25 
East  22nd  Street,  New  York  City. 

The  Rev.  Elias  W.  Thompson,  D.D.,  President. 

The  Rev.  John  G.  Gebhard,  D.D.,  Secretary. 

United  Missionary  and  Stewardship  Committee  of  the  Re- 
formed Church  in  the  United  States. 

President  George  Leslie  Omwake,  Ph.D.,  Ursinus  Col- 
lege, Collegeville,  Pa. 

Board  of  Education  of  the  United  Brethren  in  Christ,  708 
United  Brethren  Building,  Dayton,  Ohio. 

The  Rev.  William  E.  Schell,  D.D.,  Secretary. 

Woman’s  Boards  of  Foreign  Missions  of  the  United  States 
BAPTIST. 

Woman’s  American  Baptist  Foreign  Missionary  Society, 
Ford  Building,  Boston,  Mass. 

President,  Mrs.  W.  A.  Montgomery. 

Woman’s  Missionary  Union,  Auxiliary  to  the  Southern 
Baptist  Convention,  West  15  Franklin  Street,  Baltimore, 
Maryland. 


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President,  Miss  F.  E.  S.  Heck. 

Free  Baptist  Woman’s  Missionary  Society. 

President,  Mrs.  Mary  A.  Davis,  Ocean  Park,  Maine. 
Woman’s  Convention,  Auxiliary  to  the  National  Baptist 
Convention. 

President,  Mrs.  S.  W.  Layten,  2225  Madison  Square, 
Philadelphia,  Pa. 

CHRISTIAN. 

Woman’s  Board  of  Foreign  Missions  of  the  Christian 
Church. 

President,  Mrs.  M.  T.  Morrill,  233  Conover  Street, 
Dayton,  Ohio. 

CHURCH  OF  CHRIST  (DISCIPLES). 

Christian  Woman’s  Board  of  Missions,  College  of  Mis- 
sions Building,  Indianapolis,  Ind. 

President,  Mrs.  Anna  R.  Atwater. 

CHURCH  OF  GOD. 

Woman’s  General  Missionary  Society  of  the  Church  of 
God. 

President,  Mrs.  Mary  B.  Newcomer,  Mount  Carroll,  111. 
CONGREGATIONAL. 

Woman’s  Board  of  Missions,  704  Congregational  House, 
Boston,  Mass. 

President,  Mrs.  C.  H.  Daniels. 

Woman’s  Board  of  Missions  of  the  Interior,  Room  1315, 
19  South  La  Salle  Street,  Chicago,  111. 

President,  Mrs.  George  M.  Clark. 

Woman’s  Board  of  Missions  of  the  Pacific. 

President,  Mrs.  R.  B.  Cherington,  Carmel,  California. 

PROTESTANT  EPISCOPAL. 

Woman’s  Auxiliary  to  the  Domestic  and  Foreign  Mis- 


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sionary  Society  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church  in 
the  U.  S.  of  America,  281  Fourth  Ave.,  New  York  City. 
Secretary,  Miss  Julia  C.  Emery. 

REFORMED  EPISCOPAL. 

Woman’s  Foreign  Missionary  Society  of  the  Reformed 
Episcopal  Church. 

President,  Mrs.  H.  S.  Hoffman,  Wood-Norton  Apart- 
ments, Germantown,  Pa. 

EVANGELICAL. 

Woman’s  Missionary  Society  of  the  Evangelical  Associa- 
tion. 

President,  Mrs.  E.  M.  Spreng,  9502  Wamelink  Avenue, 
Cleveland,  Ohio. 

Woman’s  Missionary  Society  of  the  United  Evangelical 
Church. 

President,  Mrs.  S.  P.  Remer,  Red  Lion,  Pa. 

FRIENDS. 

Woman’s  Foreign  Missionary  Union  of  Friends  of  Amer- 
ica. 

President,  Mrs.  C.  E.  Vickers,  312  N.  Elmwood  Avenue, 
Oak  Park,  Illinois. 

LUTHERAN. 

Woman’s  Home  and  Foreign  Missionary  Society  of  the 
Evangelical  Lutheran  Church,  General  Synod. 

President,  Mrs.  J.  F.  Hartman,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
Woman’s  Missionary  Society  of  the  Lutheran  General 
Council. 

President,  Miss  Laura  V.  Keck,  722  Walnut  Street, 
Allentown,  Pa. 

Woman’s  Missionary  Conference  of  the  United  Synod  of 
the  Evangelical  Lutheran  Church  in  the  South. 

President,  Mrs.  M.  0.  S.  Kreps,  Columbia,  S.  C. 


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METHODIST. 

Woman’s  Foreign  Missionary  Society  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church,  General  Office,  Room  710,  150  Fifth 
Avenue,  New  York  City. 

President,  Mrs.  William  F.  McDowell,  1936  Sheridan 
Road,  Evanston,  111. 

The  Woman’s  Missionary  Council,  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church,  South,  810  Broadway,  Nashville,  Tenn. 

President,  Miss  Belle  H.  Bennett,  Richmond,  Ky. 
Woman’s  Foreign  Missionary  Society  of  the  Free  Metho- 
dist Church. 

President,  Mrs.  Mary  L.  Coleman,  Greenville,  111. 
Woman’s  Parent  Mite  Missionary  Society  of  the  African 
M.  E.  Church. 

President  Mrs.  M.  F.  Handy,  1341  N.  Carey  Street, 
Baltimore,  Maryland. 

Woman’s  Foreign  Missionary  Society  of  the  Methodist 
Protestant  Church. 

President,  Mrs.  J.  W.  Gray,  Adrian,  Michigan. 

Woman’s  Home  and  Foreign  Missionary  Society  of  the 
Wesleyan  Methodist  Church. 

President,  Mrs.  Francene  A.  McMillan,  Houghton,  N.  Y. 

PRESBYTERIAN. 

Woman’s  Foreign  Missionary  Society  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church,  501  Witherspoon  Building,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

President,  Miss  M.  E.  Hodge. 

Woman’s  Presbyterian  Board  of  Missions  of  the  North- 
west, Room  48,  509  So.  Wabash  Avenue,  Chicago,  111. 
President,  Mrs.  A.  L.  Berry. 

Woman’s  Board  of  Foreign  Missions  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church,  Room  818,  156  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City. 

President,  Mrs.  W.  P.  Prentice. 

Woman’s  Presbyterian  Board  of  Foreign  Missions  of  the 


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Southwest,  Room  708,  816  Olive  Street,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

President,  Mrs.  C.  R.  Hopkins. 

Woman’s  Occidental  Board  of  Foreign  Missions,  920  Sac- 
ramento Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

President,  Mrs.  H.  B.  Pinney. 

Woman’s  North  Pacific  Presbyterian  Board  of  Foreign 
Missions,  Portland,  Oregon. 

President,  Mrs.  J.  V.  Milligan. 

Woman’s  Department  of  the  Executive  Committee  of 
Foreign  Missions  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  in  the  U.  S., 
154  Fifth  Avenue,  North,  Nashville,  Tenn. 

Secretary,  Miss  Margaret  McNeilly. 

Woman’s  General  Missionary  Society  of  the  United 
Presbyterian  Church  of  North  America. 

President,  Mrs.  Mary  Clokey  Porter,  2929  Taggert 
Street,  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

REFORMED. 

Woman’s  Board  of  Foreign  Missions,  Reformed  Church  in 
America,  25  East  22nd  Street,  New  York  City. 

President,  Mrs.  D.  J.  Burrell. 

Woman’s  Missionary  Society  of  the  General  Synod  of  the 
Reformed  Church  in  the  United  States. 

President,  Mrs.  W.  R.  Harris,  434  Biddle  Avenue,  Wil- 
kinsburg,  Pa. 

UNITED  BRETHREN. 

Woman’s  Missionary  Association  of  the  United  Brethren 
in  Christ. 

President,  Miss  M.  M.  Titus,  Ubee,  Ind. 

INTERDENOMINATIONAL. 

Woman’s  Union  Missionary  Society  of  America,  67  Bible 
House,  New  York  City. 

President,  Mrs.  S.  J.  Broadwell. 


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Council  of  Women  for  Home  Missions,  Office,  600  Lexing- 
ton Avenue,  New  York  City. 

President,  Mrs.  George  W.  Coleman,  177  W.  Brookline 
Street,  Boston,  Mass. 

Corresponding  Secretary,  Mrs.  F.  W.  Wilcox,  287 
Fourth  Avenue,  New  York  City. 

National  Board  of  the  Young  Women’s  Christian  Asso- 
ciation of  the  U.  S.  of  America,  600  Lexington  Avenue, 
New  York  City. 

Chairman  Foreign  Department,  Mrs.  Augustus  B. 
Wadsworth. 

Student  Volunteer  Movement  of  Foreign  Missions,  25 
Madison  Avenue,  New  York  City. 

Chairman,  Dr.  John  R.  Mott. 


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STUDENT  LEAFLETS 
For  Universities  and  Large  Colleges 
Advisory  Committee.  Bertha  Conde.  10  cents. 

Association  Membership  and  Church  Work.  Bertha  Conde. 
10  cents. 

Association  Meetings.  Oolooah  Burner.  10  cents. 
Association  News  Committee.  Edith  Dabb.  5 cents. 
Bible  Study  Committee  and  the  Voluntary  Study  Plan. 
Ethel  Cutler.  10  cents. 

Cabinet,  The.  Bertha  Conde.  5 cents. 

World  Fellowship  (for  the  Missionary  Committee).  Mar- 
garet Burton.  10  cents. 

Conferences  and  Conventions  Committee.  Louise  Brooks. 
5 cents. 

Finance  Committee.  Blanche  Geary.  5 cents. 

How  to  Promote  Eight  Week  Clubs.  Mabel  Stone.  5 cents. 
How  to  Realize  Our  National  Association  Membership. 
Eliza  R.  Butler.  10  cents. 

For  Colleges,  Seminaries  and  Academies 
The  first  eight  leaflets  listed  above,  and  “How  to  Pro- 
mote Eight  Week  Clubs,”  and  “How  to  Realize  Our  National 
Association  Membership,”  as  listed  above.  In  addition: 
Committee  Work  in  Small  Associations.  Eleanor  Rich- 
ardson. 5 cents. 

Finance  Committee  in  a School  or  College  Association. 
Edith  Helmer.  10  cents. 

Social  Service  Committee.  Eliza  R.  Butler.  5 cents. 
Year’s  Outline  for  Religious  Meetings.  Oolooah  Burner. 
10  cents. 

Watch  The  Association  Monthly  for  announcement  of 
additional  leaflets  during  1916-17. 

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